On April 8th at 9:10 p.m. on ORF 2
Vienna (OTS) – Christoph Feurstein will present the following contributions in “Thema” on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 9:10 p.m. on ORF 2:
Summer in April – how is agriculture doing?
Michael Windberger grows melons, lettuce and even asparagus at 960 meters above sea level in the Dachstein area. Cultures that only existed in the lowlands 50 years ago. This year the apricot blossoms came a whole month earlier than usual. It has never been almost 30 degrees at the beginning of April. “Agriculture should not only see climate change as a challenge, but also as an opportunity,” say Mathias and Klara Welleschitz. The siblings rely on olives as a supplement to their classic farming in Groißenbrunn in Marchfeld. The average temperatures are rising particularly sharply in Austria compared to the rest of Europe. Markus Waibel visited farmers for “Thema” and asked them how they were dealing with the changing circumstances.
Legal cannabis in Germany – effects on Austria
“While smoking weed is now legal in Germany, we are lagging behind in Austria and anyone who wants to smoke a joint is committing a criminal offense.” That’s what Sylvia Trapichler says. The Viennese woman sells legal hemp products in her CBD shop, which do not produce any intoxicating effects when consumed. She looks enviously at Germany, where smoking cannabis has been legal for adults since April 1st. While some are once again calling for legalization in Austria, others are warning against cannabis as a gateway drug. “I could hardly sleep for days and couldn’t eat anything,” says a young student whose cannabis smoking led to psychosis. He thinks he consumed way too strong weed back then. Could something like this be prevented through legalization? And how do people deal with German legalization in the local border regions? Savanka Schwarz and Gerhard Janser report.
25 million – who are the people who will distribute Engelhorn’s inheritance?
“Who is this crazy person who is giving away all their money?” That’s what Erna Doppelreiter asked herself when she received the invitation to the “Good Council for Redistribution”. The 79-year-old is one of 50 people who have a say in what should happen to Marlene Engelhorn’s legacy. The million-dollar heiress would like to use the “good advice” to redistribute her assets. In Austria, wealth and power are distributed unequally. A mini-Austria should now at least partially change that: the council members will develop ideas for wealth distribution in the next few months. Pia Bichara spoke to Marlene Engelhorn and council members about wealth and inequality for “Thema”.